Overview:

Simplified Management. Simply Better Wi-Fi.

Growing Wi-Fi demands outstripping your IT resources? No problem. Ruckus Cloud Wi-Fi radically simplifies WLAN setup and management. Provision, monitor and troubleshoot your entire Wi-Fi network through a single web dashboard or mobile app. The Ruckus Cloud Wi-Fi service works with a wide variety of Ruckus access points (APs). You get easy management. Your users get a consistently great Wi-Fi experience – fast, reliable and secure.

Ruckus Cloud Wi-Fi is WLAN Management-as-a-Service. Wi-Fi coverage and capacity is provided by high-performance APs deployed on site; control and management are delivered as a cloud service through a web and mobile interface. Cloud Wi-Fi enables any organization with any level of IT resources to quickly and easily set up, monitor and manage a campus or multi-site WLAN of any size, without sacrificing Wi-Fi performance.

The only cloud-managed WLAN that delivers:

Reliable operation under the most challenging client density, RF interference and environmental circumstances

Simple, intuitive web-based and mobile app-based user interfaces that hide complexity from the user, displaying only the information needed to accomplish a task

Scalable to a network of any size, all visible through a single, common UI

Investment protection: APs can be reused with any Ruckus architecture, should customers decide to migrate to an on-premises or data center-centric approach

Cloud Wi-Fi is comprised of:

An all-inclusive subscription package

A large selection of compatible access points (APs)

Choose from the following subscription options:

1-year

3-year

5-year

Cloud Wi-Fi Subscription Includes:

AP management

Reporting and analytics

24x7 phone / chat / web support

Ruckus Cloud

The Ruckus Cloud is built on the proven, high-scale Virtual SmartZone controller platform and incorporates a sophisticated analytics and reporting function derived from the Ruckus SmartCell Insight big data analytics platform. The Ruckus Cloud features an extensible, Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) compliant architecture that enables the rapid introduction of new capabilities—including best-in-class 3rd party functionality, such as customer enablement applications, location-based services, and others.

Intuitive Cloud Managed Wi-Fi

Ruckus Cloud Wi-Fi takes the complexity out of deploying and managing your Wi-Fi network. Even a small IT staff can keep pace with the longest list of Wi-Fi demands—new users, guest networks, Wi-Fi-enabled buildings and campuses. Ruckus checks all the boxes for simple, intuitive cloud managed Wi-Fi:

Exceptional Wi-Fi User Experience

Ruckus is known for exceptional Wi-Fi performance even under the most challenging network conditions. This means exceptionally happy users. Get the best of both worlds–easy cloud Wi-Fi management together with the best APs in the industry.

Deploy Wi-Fi at Cloud Scale

Whether you’re deploying tens of APs or tens of thousands, a few sites or a few hundred sites, Ruckus Cloud Wi-Fi has you covered. Expand your Wi-Fi network with ease and speed. Manage and monitor the entire network through a single pane of glass web interface or the Ruckus Cloud Wi-Fi mobile app. That’s the power of true cloud scalability and speed.

Advanced hardware replacement for each AP is sold separately (SKUs starting with 803-).

AP Models Supported

All Unleashed APs (SKUs starting with 9U1)

Cloud SKUs

1-year Cloud Wi-Fi license for one AP

CLD-RKWF-1001

3-year Cloud Wi-Fi license for one AP

CLD-RKWF-3001

5-year Cloud Wi-Fi license for one AP

CLD-RKWF-5001

Note: Subscription starts when the activation email is sent to customer. The start time is the same for all the licenses in the order, e.g., if customer orders 50 x 5-yr subscription, subscription start time is the same for all 50 APs, even if some are installed at a later date.